The US president says the ongoing naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is ‘a very profitable business’.United States President Donald Trump says the US Navy is acting “like pirates” as he described an operation about seizing a ship amid the blockade of Iranian ports.“We … land on top of it and we took over the ship. We took over the cargo, took over the oil. It’s a very profitable business,” Trump said at a rally in Florida on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump says Iran seeks terms he ‘can’t agree to’ in latest peace proposallist 2 of 4Iran war: What’s happening on day 64 as Trump rejects Tehran’s proposallist 3 of 4US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany over Iran war spatlist 4 of 4Trump considering option to ‘blast the hell out of’ Iranend of list“We’re like pirates,” he added to cheers from the crowd. “We’re sort of like pirates. But we’re not playing games.”After the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Tehran retaliated with strikes on Israel and the Gulf states that host US bases.Iran also blocked the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which 20 percent of global oil and
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